Trucks set pace in a so-so year

AUTHOR(S)

Henry, Jim

PUB. DATE

January 1996

SOURCE

Automotive News;1/8/1996, Vol. 70 Issue 5640, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the increase in truck sales and decrease in car sales in 1995, despite the presence of much incentives at year's end. Brands of the three best selling vehicles; Sales in 1995 having been not as not as good as expected; Highlights in the motor vehicles marketing for the said year.

Reports on the increase in sales of cars and trucks in the United States in the first half of 1994. Percentage increase in sales; Estimated sales for 1994; Percentage of vans, pickups or sport-utilities sold; Automobile companies with sales declines; Sales of European automobiles; Mazda and...

Reports on the estimated production of cars and light trucks in North America for 1994. Percentage increase over the 1993 figures; Companies included in the third and fourth quarter production schedules; Third quarter production at transplant factories; First half production for transplant...

Opinion. Forecasts a calendar-year record of 16 million new-car and light-truck sales in 1995 or 1996. Uncertainties in affordability, interest rates and leasing; Redesigned models from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.

Reports the domination of Chevrolet in automobile and light truck sales in the U.S. as February 2002. Comparison of sales with the Ford Division; Effect of sales incentives; Domination of the sale of light trucks over automobiles.

Since the announcement of the Chinese Government's "Automotive Industry Development Policy" in 1994, China's automobile market has become recognised as the fastest growing market with substantial global significance. In the year 2003, automobile production in China ranked number four in the...